There is a certain magic in saying the words, "My wife, Neha." It’s a phrase that carries the weight of a thousand unsaid poems and the lightness of a morning cup of tea shared in comfortable silence. For those of you who follow this space, you know I’ve written about love in the abstract. Today, I want to write about love in the specific. Today, I want to write about the romantic storylines that make up our life.
We met not with a lightning strike, but with a flicker. It was at a friend’s crowded party. I was trying to find the host’s Wi-Fi password; she was trying to rescue a slice of chocolate cake from a toddler. Our eyes met over the crumb-covered rug. She rolled her eyes at me (I later learned she thought I looked “lost and slightly pathetic”). I was immediately intrigued. There is a certain magic in saying the words, "My wife, Neha
To everyone else: Find your Neha. Or find your own version. Find the person who makes the mundane magical and the arguments adorable. And then, never stop writing the story. Today, I want to write about the romantic